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G. W. LANGDON.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 475,243. Patented May 17,1892.

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GEORGE XV. LANGD ON, OF GREENE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RANDOLPH K. ATWATER, OF SAME PLACE.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,243, dated May 17, 1892.

Application filed November 23, 1891- $eria1 No. 412,766- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. LANGDON, of Greene, in the county of Chenango, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Driers, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the construction of clothesdriers.

My object is to produce a clothes-drier which may be secured to the side wall Within a house and when not in use have its arms pendent, so as to occupy a minimum amount of space, and adapted to have one or more of its arms extended and secured positively, as desired, and which is cheap, durable in construction, and of great utility.

My invention consists in securing loosely to a base, arms which may be raised and secured in a horizontal position, the upper side of the said base operating as a shelf, and in the several other novel features of construction and operation hereinafter described, and which are specifically set forth in the claim hereto annexed.

It is constructed as follows, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the drier complete, showing some of the arms extended and others in pendent position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the drier, showing all of its arms extended and showing in dotted lines the relative position of the base end of the arms under the base-board. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the larger end of the arm which shows its position when secured to the base or shelf. Fig. 4. is a smaller View thereof, but showing the arm just before it has been shoved back to the position in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view of the bracket which secures and holds the base or shelf. Fig. 6 is a view of the strap provided with notched offsets which support the arms. Fig. 7 is a view of the hook inserted into the ends of the arms which engage with the strap shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a view of the headed nail inserted into the edge of the shelf which supports the arm by means of an eye which is shown in Fig. 9, and Fig. 9 is a View of said eye.

Similar letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a metallic frame, as shown, provided on its outer face with a supporting-bracket 1, an overhanging lip 2, creating a recess 3, and its opposite side or back being made with broad shoulders or a wide back for the purpose of protecting the plaster.

Bis a broad base or shelf adapted to be placed upon the bracket 1 and within the recess 3, where it is secured by screws 4 4 upon its lower side and edge.

5 5 are arms of any length desired, provided at their base ends with hooks 6, and on their upper faces, at a distance from the ends equal to about the width of the shelf, are secured eyes 8, for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

9 are large-headed nails inserted in the 7 outer edge of the shelf and correspond in number to the number of arms.

0 is a strap provided with downwardly-extending offsets secured to the under side of the baseboard for thepurpose of keeping the ends equally distant apart.

My device is operated as follows: The arms are first raised from their pendent position to one at angles thereto, asshown in Fig. 1, and until the arm reaches the position shown in Fig. 4.. It is then pushed back until the eye 8 in the upper side of the arm has been inserted through the headed nail 9 upon the edge of the shelf. When it is desired to return them to the pendent. position, they are simply raised enough to let the eye slip from over the large-headed nail, and they will then drop down to their position. The upper side of this base or shelf may be used for storing fiat-irons or kindred articles. 9

Having described my invention, what I claim is The combination, with the base, of a shelf secured thereto, a strap secured to the lower side of said shelf and adapted to maintain the inner ends of the arms equidistant from each other, the arms, eyes elongated longitudinally and secured adjustably in the arms and fitting over and adapted to traverse In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my said trap, eyes 8, projecting above said arms, hand this 18th day of November, 1891. and hooks secured in and projecting from the outer edge of said shelf, with which the GEO. WV. LANGDON. 5 eyes 8 come into detachable engagement with In presence ofthe longitudinal traverse of each arm and HOWARD P. DENISON,

the eye in the end thereof upon said strap. RANDOLPH K. ATWATER. 

